Genetic polymorphisms of vitamin D pathway predict antiviral treatment outcome in slow responder naïve patients with chronic hepatitis C

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Falleti, Edmondo ^a   Cmet, Sara ^a   Fabris, Carlo ^a   Fattovich, Giovanna ^b   Cussigh, Annarosa ^a   Bitetto, Davide ^a   Ceriani, Elisa ^c   Lenisa, Ilaria ^a   Dissegna, Denis ^a   Ieluzzi, Donatella ^b   Rostello, Anna ^b   Pirisi, Mario ^c   Toniutto, Pierluigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CALCIDIOL 1 MONOOXYGENASE; CHOLESTANETRIOL 26 MONOOXYGENASE; CYP2R1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; RIBAVIRIN; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D3 1-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHOLESTANETRIOL 26-MONOOXYGENASE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RIBAVIRIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN D;

EID: 84893529900     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080764     Document Type: Article

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